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. >>> president obama is having his first solo press ken -- nbc's tracie potts joins us live in washington with a preview. tracey, good friday morning. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the president publicly since the white house announced that meeting, that one-on-one summit with russian president vladimir putin has been cancelled. what does the president think about that and how does he move the white house forward? also how big of a deal was giving asylum to edward snowden and how is the u.s. going to continue to try to get him back, that is very likely to come up. not to mention these terror threats, the new one you mentioned that shut down the consulate there and the earlier one that shut down 19 embassyings and consul lalts. >>> and a quick programming note, msnbc will have life coverage of the preside
. >>> president obama is having his first solo press ken -- nbc's tracie potts joins us live in washington with a preview. tracey, good friday morning. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the...
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president obama insists he doesn't dislike vladimir putin. but it's clear he's not too crazy about him, either. the president's remarks prompted a challenge from senator john mccain, who says the president should be doing more. >> i don't have a bad personal relationship with putin. when we have conversations, they're candid, they're blunt. often times, constructive. the president likes to focus on body language. he has that slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom. when we're in conversations, often times it's product i. >> the president comparing to a kid in the back of the classroom, is indicative of the president's lack of appreciation of who vladimir putin is. we need to understand that mr. putin does not have united states/russia relationships in any priority. and treat him in a realistic fashion. that's the way to treat mr. putin. >>> how about this story over the weekend. hannah anderson, the teenager abducted and taken into the idaho wilderness, is reportedly back with her dad. a group of horseback riders was t
president obama insists he doesn't dislike vladimir putin. but it's clear he's not too crazy about him, either. the president's remarks prompted a challenge from senator john mccain, who says the president should be doing more. >> i don't have a bad personal relationship with putin. when we have conversations, they're candid, they're blunt. often times, constructive. the president likes to focus on body language. he has that slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom....
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leading off tonight president obama throws down the gauntlet on republicans launching an all-out offensive against republican threats to cripple his signature achievement, obamacare. in a press conference late today the president was defiant. at times, he almost seemed to taunt republicans when it came to their threat to shut down the government over the issue. in attacks that were swift and surgical, he began by calling out the republican fixation of obstructionism. >> the really interesting question is why it is that my friends in the other party have made the idea of preventing these people from getting health care their holy grail, their number one priority. the one unifying principle in the republican party at the moment is making sure that 30 million people don't have health care. that's hard to understand as an agenda that's going to strengthen our middle class. >> and this was his response to tea party leaders like ted cruz, rand paul and mike lee, who are championing a government shutdown if the obamacare law is not defunded. >> the idea that you would shut down the government unl
leading off tonight president obama throws down the gauntlet on republicans launching an all-out offensive against republican threats to cripple his signature achievement, obamacare. in a press conference late today the president was defiant. at times, he almost seemed to taunt republicans when it came to their threat to shut down the government over the issue. in attacks that were swift and surgical, he began by calling out the republican fixation of obstructionism. >> the really...
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senator obama would have been very skeptical of this program. he's president obama. it's a lot different. he gets all of this information. he gets it differently. any of us understand that it's a different -- there's no doubt you get a different set of facts and data when you are sitting in that seat. what he's got to do is get out there and explain it. this has been among the biggest critiques i heard frankly from both left and right on this issue. it's not that they don't sympathize with the fact that the president is sort of -- that he is sort of a mixed mind of this. he knows the privacy part of this is sort of ugly and uncomfortable at the same time he's convinced it's a good tool. then explain it. tell the public and then sell it. he's got to try and sell it. when you don't sell it, you let other voices dominate the discussion and then you create this muddled mess that you have. >> the question also of al qaeda is one where the president is in a very tough spot. in so far as we got bin laden. something the white house has been very, very clear about. there's th
senator obama would have been very skeptical of this program. he's president obama. it's a lot different. he gets all of this information. he gets it differently. any of us understand that it's a different -- there's no doubt you get a different set of facts and data when you are sitting in that seat. what he's got to do is get out there and explain it. this has been among the biggest critiques i heard frankly from both left and right on this issue. it's not that they don't sympathize with the...
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president obama in his budget is calling for changing the cpi. massive change to social security in a way that a lot of democrats wouldn't be happy with. talk about means testing for medicare. why aren't republicans going, oh, declaring victory, they've got the president basically agreeing with more of these -- >> making these changings is a very positive -- >> they've both come out of bowles/simpson by the way. >> but they've not declared victory. >> the problem is the rest of the budget. >> when do you take half a loaf? >> it's not half a loaf with this president. he'll give you the crumbs. he's not going to give you half a loaf. one of the reasons the republican party has to do a better job is because i don't see this president is governing. he makes campaign statements all across the country. demonizing the opposition. the hard work -- and i had to deal with a legislature more than 2-1 against me, was to sit down in a room and say, okay, i need this, what can you live with, and good et et it done. >> you had democrats who wanted to legislate.
president obama in his budget is calling for changing the cpi. massive change to social security in a way that a lot of democrats wouldn't be happy with. talk about means testing for medicare. why aren't republicans going, oh, declaring victory, they've got the president basically agreeing with more of these -- >> making these changings is a very positive -- >> they've both come out of bowles/simpson by the way. >> but they've not declared victory. >> the problem is the...
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obama care. >> talking about hope, and change. >> i'm not sure where he was born. >> he was definitely born in. >> you'll have to ask him that question. >> his name was fidel castro. >> you go back to the original greek. politics had two parts, poly meaning many and tics meaning blood sucking parasites. that firly will describes the state of affairs in washington today. >> welcome back from a wild weekend income iowa full of sound and fury, signifying perhaps the way too early start of the 2016 presidential race. yes, the iowa caucuses are still more than 28 months away. but that isn't stopping those with an eye on the oval office descending on the hawkeye state. from the weekend social conservative summit to next month's steak fril featuring vice president joe biden, we will cast our gaze into the future just ahead. but we begin with the fierce urgency of now and two major developments in the area of criminal justice reform. earlier today in a major repudiation of new york's controversial stop a
obama care. >> talking about hope, and change. >> i'm not sure where he was born. >> he was definitely born in. >> you'll have to ask him that question. >> his name was fidel castro. >> you go back to the original greek. politics had two parts, poly meaning many and tics meaning blood sucking parasites. that firly will describes the state of affairs in washington today. >> welcome back from a wild weekend income iowa full of sound and fury, signifying...
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obama and mccain? earlier this week, president obama joked leno. mccain went back to give his response yesterday and went back in tv history. >> which romantic comedy do you think describes your relationship now? some like it hot here? how would you describe the relationship right now? >> given me age, how about ralph cramden? what was it? "honeymooners." or maybe "i love lucy." >> both very good shows there. someone who doesn't have a romance with the president is there. matt damon. here is what he had to say during an interview with b.e.t. >> you have been critical of president obama in the past. how do you feel he is doing in a second term? >> he broke up with me. >> so matt has been left behind. what do oprah winfrey and former president bill clinton have in common? both will receive the presidential medal of freedom. the awards will be presented at the white house later this year. >>> politico reports the immigration reform group backed by mark zuckerberg will air at backing congressman paul ryan. >>> disgraced former new york governor eliot s
obama and mccain? earlier this week, president obama joked leno. mccain went back to give his response yesterday and went back in tv history. >> which romantic comedy do you think describes your relationship now? some like it hot here? how would you describe the relationship right now? >> given me age, how about ralph cramden? what was it? "honeymooners." or maybe "i love lucy." >> both very good shows there. someone who doesn't have a romance with the...
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it's not defunding obama care. obama care hasn't been funded. so the real question is will we vote to fund obama care or not, not defund. and it's certainly not the republicans who would shut the government down. it would be president clinton -- president obama. of course i don't think it would get to his desk. but by virtue of him not signing or vetoing the budget. that would shut the government down. >> let me show you something, congressman pittender took a vote to fund obama care even though he tried to explain why it would be pointless. and the crowd did not like what they heard. >> we lose over there, then they come back to us in the house. if you win by going after not only -- we look at your -- and how you're going to win. >> it doesn't matter what harry reid does, we need to show the american people we stand for conservative values -- >> aisha, the passion still seems to be on the right side of the aisle. you're telling me that you think there's potentially a wave coming of democratic support in time for the 2014 cycle, but you don't se
it's not defunding obama care. obama care hasn't been funded. so the real question is will we vote to fund obama care or not, not defund. and it's certainly not the republicans who would shut the government down. it would be president clinton -- president obama. of course i don't think it would get to his desk. but by virtue of him not signing or vetoing the budget. that would shut the government down. >> let me show you something, congressman pittender took a vote to fund obama care even...
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of obama care, we swear but don't look inside it, just sign it" act. but you can't blame congress for how little they get done. taking a position on anything is political suicide. just look at senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. he's the most obstructionist, bill-blockin'est human law-cork ever to jam up the hauls of congress using the filibuster 413 times since 2007, twice as much as the last democratic minority which earned him the nickname "senator gridlock." yeah, good olsen tore gridlock, the kentucky constipator, the louisville plugger. but even the leader of the do-nothing congress is is now being punished for the handful of times he done did something. >> mitch mcconnell is getting primaried hard. an open letter, this is incredible to me, from 15 kentucky tea party groups said senator mcconnell's progressive, liberal voting record and his willingness to roll over and cede power to president obama and the liberals in washington prove he is no friend to the american people or the citizens of the commonwealth of kentucky >> stephen: i knew thi
of obama care, we swear but don't look inside it, just sign it" act. but you can't blame congress for how little they get done. taking a position on anything is political suicide. just look at senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. he's the most obstructionist, bill-blockin'est human law-cork ever to jam up the hauls of congress using the filibuster 413 times since 2007, twice as much as the last democratic minority which earned him the nickname "senator gridlock." yeah, good...
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a texas republican congressman blake farenthold believes the house has the votes to impeach obama. he made the comments while responding to a question over the legitimacy over the president's birth certificate. >>> new york senator kirsten gillibrand has inked a book deal. it will be both a memoir and call to action for women to become more involved in politics. financial terms have not been disclosed. >>> and south carolina governor nikki haley will finally announce plans to run for a second term. she's seen her poll numbers slip in recent months. her democratic opponent has already announced plans to challenge her again. >>> and that's your morning's dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and our first look at the weather, i'm joined by bill karins. >> morning. rainy tuesday. i know. nap day. >> well, maybe. >> if we should be so lucky. >> it's not happening for me either. this morning we're going to deal with some travel issues out there for a lot of us. bring the umbrella if it's not raining already. flash flooding problems. flash flood watched for about 10 million or maybe even 20
a texas republican congressman blake farenthold believes the house has the votes to impeach obama. he made the comments while responding to a question over the legitimacy over the president's birth certificate. >>> new york senator kirsten gillibrand has inked a book deal. it will be both a memoir and call to action for women to become more involved in politics. financial terms have not been disclosed. >>> and south carolina governor nikki haley will finally announce plans to...
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andy, damon soured on obama back in 2011. do you applaud him for speaking his mind now when you know there's no chance for re-election? >> here's my problem, harry reid came out on friday -- >> he's gay? >> yes. but in addition to that, he also said that -- he said something about he hopes the tea party's opposition to obama isn't because he's black. >> he did not. >> he did. i feel kind of the same way for matt damon. i'm worried that he's disappointed in obama because he's black. he questions the legality. really? he's doing illegal stuff because he's black? >> he was talking about. >> when that gets translated being married into a russian, that would be translated into putin is a little sulky boy. he'll say this is it, this is it and things will happen. >> he'll press the red button? >> it's all about the translation of things. and the translation from russian to english is never smooth at all. >> i could go on for hours. by the way, you know, damon has no proof of the effectiveness of his beliefs. so he abandons obama, bu
andy, damon soured on obama back in 2011. do you applaud him for speaking his mind now when you know there's no chance for re-election? >> here's my problem, harry reid came out on friday -- >> he's gay? >> yes. but in addition to that, he also said that -- he said something about he hopes the tea party's opposition to obama isn't because he's black. >> he did not. >> he did. i feel kind of the same way for matt damon. i'm worried that he's disappointed in obama...
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♪ ♪ >> president obama gave a big speech on the economy, a really big speech. it was actually longer than his last state of the union address. it should be noted it was 20 minutes of anthony weiner jokes. >> michelle obama recently said she could take a whole afternoon and talk about barack's failures. she was immediately hired by fox news. >> this is a huge scandal in washington, been tough weeks for obama. this comes on the heel of the irs scandal and before that it was benghazi. >> happy birthday. he turned 52 over the weekend. you can see he got a little grayer. now, they call him the silver fox. most of silver in his hair was caused by fox. >> kelly: new study released this week at george mason university shows republicans are no longer the top targets of late night jokes for now. according to the study, president obama and others in his party have provided the best material for the late night gags with 713 jokes versus 417 aimed at republicans from january to june of this year. president obama was the top dog followed by anthony weiner, the only republica
♪ ♪ >> president obama gave a big speech on the economy, a really big speech. it was actually longer than his last state of the union address. it should be noted it was 20 minutes of anthony weiner jokes. >> michelle obama recently said she could take a whole afternoon and talk about barack's failures. she was immediately hired by fox news. >> this is a huge scandal in washington, been tough weeks for obama. this comes on the heel of the irs scandal and before that it was...
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president obama recently spoke out against it. the trayvon martin had the agreement using race would be bad and debating the facts over it. this policy has been sold repeatedly not as racial profiling. it's sold repeatedly as aggressive police tactics that relate to crime staesks. we have today a ruling that says to minorities here in new york and i would argue probably around the country although take time to see how it plays out. this ruling says you can no long be presumed suspicious because of the color of your skin and the statistics that are in this ruling and that you just mentioned bear that out because they were stopping people primarily based on race and race-related attributes and vast mantle found nothing wrong and not doing anything. another point on this important day. the whole tactic comes out of the supreme court case that had said, well, sometimes can you have a lower standard of search because someone might have a gun on them. what nypd said we will use that loophole to act like maybe everyone has a gun on them.
president obama recently spoke out against it. the trayvon martin had the agreement using race would be bad and debating the facts over it. this policy has been sold repeatedly not as racial profiling. it's sold repeatedly as aggressive police tactics that relate to crime staesks. we have today a ruling that says to minorities here in new york and i would argue probably around the country although take time to see how it plays out. this ruling says you can no long be presumed suspicious because...
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president obama to hold a news conference in the white house tomorrow. one day before he leaves nine dayn on a vacation. the same week the president canceled his summit and it comes .n the mid-of the terror alert bill clinton is heading back to the white house just for the day. opera will be there, too. they are among 16 people to be awarded the presidential medal of freedom later in the year. president obama said this year's honorees have been blessed with a talent they share with the world. president clinton has been recognized for his humanitarian works. of the people receiving the metal -- --d toes of the university head coach of the university of carolina basketball team for 36 years. --n though the rain was at so heavy -- so heavy that at one point you can barely see the field, they kicked off the preseason in fine style. >> they return to the site of their first super bowl. they came away with a blowout win. live in the studio with the highlights. >> new players. the ravens have a new look. you could not tell tonight. a convincing win against the
president obama to hold a news conference in the white house tomorrow. one day before he leaves nine dayn on a vacation. the same week the president canceled his summit and it comes .n the mid-of the terror alert bill clinton is heading back to the white house just for the day. opera will be there, too. they are among 16 people to be awarded the presidential medal of freedom later in the year. president obama said this year's honorees have been blessed with a talent they share with the world....
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obama haters attack on what would turn out to be michelle obama's successful campaign against childhood obesity, i mean, he's like, you know, in no position to, you know -- if you know what i mean, and if you don't know what i mean, what i mean is rush is a morbidly obese guy. that is a clinical term. morbid obesity. that is a physician's accurate, nonjudgmental description of rush limbaugh's height and weight. morbid obesity is defined as being 50% to 100% heavier than the ideal body weight or 100 pounds above the ideal body weight and rush meets both of those definitions for morbid obesity and so if you're expecting that this is the spot where you hear the morbidly obese rush limbaugh attack the first lady for fighting childhood obesity, if you think that's what's going to happen now, that means you know exactly how rush limbaugh rolls. >> i'm sure you're aware that nutritionists at large, michelle obama, is urging, demanding, advocating, requiring what everybody can and can't eat and demanding everybody eat cardboard and tofu. no calories, no fat, no nothing. got to stop obesity. >>
obama haters attack on what would turn out to be michelle obama's successful campaign against childhood obesity, i mean, he's like, you know, in no position to, you know -- if you know what i mean, and if you don't know what i mean, what i mean is rush is a morbidly obese guy. that is a clinical term. morbid obesity. that is a physician's accurate, nonjudgmental description of rush limbaugh's height and weight. morbid obesity is defined as being 50% to 100% heavier than the ideal body weight or...
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so president obama really has said assad has to go. not going unless the change the circumstances on the ground. iran discussing where they're going with their nuclear tarms weapons program. these are things that the russians have accumulated. it's important that president putin and president obama get together as soon as possible. >> the speaker's office put out a statement today saying that this proves that the so-called reset with russia has failed. >> it hasn't failed. it's a tough relationship, but i think the situation in russia is that they are sort of the rodney danger field of europe, that they can't get no respect and i think president putin says, no, we need to be respected. we may not be a super power but we're a power. the energy field is there. they intend to get respect. we've made some progress. it's a very tough relationship. it's likely to be for some years to come but it's likely that we have a modus operandi. we have to find a way to live together and make sure things don't get out of control. >> we have the terribl
so president obama really has said assad has to go. not going unless the change the circumstances on the ground. iran discussing where they're going with their nuclear tarms weapons program. these are things that the russians have accumulated. it's important that president putin and president obama get together as soon as possible. >> the speaker's office put out a statement today saying that this proves that the so-called reset with russia has failed. >> it hasn't failed. it's a...
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that was, of course, president obama on leno. tonight, the white house announced it was cancelling a planned one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin. next month on the sidelines of the g-20 meeting. the white house cited lack of progress between the u.s. and former soviet union on issues ranging from missile defense to social security. but hanging over everything is the nsa leaker edward snowden who jay carney said is also a factor in the fighter. republicans sounded almost gleeful wrrg according to a spokes person for john boehner, the president's signature foreign policy accomplishment from the first term, a reset with russia, has just collapsed. for boehner, this is just another opportunity to attack the president. other republicans like john mccain who know what they're talking about said they agreed with the president's decision but suggested going even further in cooling our relationship with moscow. steve kornacki is host of "up with steve kornacki." anyway, it's on weekend mornings and doing great, and john is a great hist
that was, of course, president obama on leno. tonight, the white house announced it was cancelling a planned one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin. next month on the sidelines of the g-20 meeting. the white house cited lack of progress between the u.s. and former soviet union on issues ranging from missile defense to social security. but hanging over everything is the nsa leaker edward snowden who jay carney said is also a factor in the fighter. republicans sounded almost gleeful wrrg...
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>> president obama has more to lose. this continuing general perception that he's weak on foreign policy. that was a real opportunity there to work with the russians to get snowden back. putin, if he wasn't backed into a corner by a lack of american correct foreign policy -- >> really? that's -- >> henry kissinger would have been involved, or someone of that stature. somebody who understands foreign policy. this could have all been avoided. the russians are not acting with them, no question about it. president obama did the right thing by not going to the summit. the question is, what's the next step. specifically what's the next step on syria. >> perry, president obama spending a lot of time in the last few days, friday's news conference devoted to defending the nsa surveillance program. friday he admitted that the program is under review. but again, depending on who you talk to, that's about all he admitted. how did the president's comments -- how did they change the debate over the nsa program? or did they change the
>> president obama has more to lose. this continuing general perception that he's weak on foreign policy. that was a real opportunity there to work with the russians to get snowden back. putin, if he wasn't backed into a corner by a lack of american correct foreign policy -- >> really? that's -- >> henry kissinger would have been involved, or someone of that stature. somebody who understands foreign policy. this could have all been avoided. the russians are not acting with...
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including president obama. that is why he has begun to release and authorize the disclosure of more proponents of that program. he has made sure that we are taking steps and working with congress to strike that balance between security and privacy. initially, that is why there were minimal as a component to the law that ensure that when a privacy concern comes up that there are mechanisms in place to address them. i think the revelations that have come to light recently, that there were times when the line was crossed. that demonstrates the mechanisms were in place to catch those. to be pfizer court ruling that unconstitutional in 2011 and setting it aside and ending it was another example of how the process works. we have to continue to focus on finding the balance. >> what is your sense of this as a gut check issue for the democratic base? this whole nsa controversy does seem to have done something that's a lot of would have thought was impossible, forging common ground between the libertarians and the libera
including president obama. that is why he has begun to release and authorize the disclosure of more proponents of that program. he has made sure that we are taking steps and working with congress to strike that balance between security and privacy. initially, that is why there were minimal as a component to the law that ensure that when a privacy concern comes up that there are mechanisms in place to address them. i think the revelations that have come to light recently, that there were times...
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first of all on obama care. taking advice from romney is like taking advice from the captain of the "titanic" nautical advice from that captain. romney care was the precursor for -- the second thing where romney is wrong with the republicans are talking about is not shutting down the government. what they're talking about is defunding obama care. while still having the funding for everything else in place. we can argue whether that's a good idea or not, but what romney is throwing out there i think is wrong. >> wait a minute, let's get the truth out. they're saying if any continuing resolution to keep the government open includes any money for obama care, to implement a law, they will shut down the government. they will vote not to continue the government. that's what they're saying. >> that's not what cruz's office said today. what they put out is they believe there should be funding in place for all of the important things, but this is a defunding of obama care. >> that's the law of the land. how do you pass a
first of all on obama care. taking advice from romney is like taking advice from the captain of the "titanic" nautical advice from that captain. romney care was the precursor for -- the second thing where romney is wrong with the republicans are talking about is not shutting down the government. what they're talking about is defunding obama care. while still having the funding for everything else in place. we can argue whether that's a good idea or not, but what romney is throwing out...
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that also happens to coincide with open enrollment for obama care. so october 1st is a big date. >> yeah, i could see a situation where after 10 to 15 minutes of questions, if he's tired of talking and feels it like he's spent on a lot of these national security and foreign policy issues, he might use it as an opportunity to push blame on congressional republicans and attack them, frankly, for things like threatening shut downs over the government or the irs and obama care deadlines coming up. a couple other issues as well. one thing i do disagree with my fellow panelists about is immigration. i don't think the president wants to talk about immigration much at all. it might be a passing question if someone asks him about it. he'll probably encourage congress and house republicans to pass immigration reform legislation. on the whole, that has not been a strategy all along. he wants to stay out of immigration so it has a better chance of passing among house republicans. >> josh, when it comes to the 20th embassy in lahore, pakistan, being closed to tod
that also happens to coincide with open enrollment for obama care. so october 1st is a big date. >> yeah, i could see a situation where after 10 to 15 minutes of questions, if he's tired of talking and feels it like he's spent on a lot of these national security and foreign policy issues, he might use it as an opportunity to push blame on congressional republicans and attack them, frankly, for things like threatening shut downs over the government or the irs and obama care deadlines...
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. >> president obama makes a post-prime time appearance. commenting on key issues and terror threats facing our nation. was this the right venue to make news? "the washington post" gets bought by amazon billionaire jeff bazzos. how did the media react to the news? what will this mean for the future of the newspaper business? >> you have the republican chairman -- i would say understandably miffed about these hillary clinton film. >> even some folks at nbc against the peacock plan to produce a miniseries about hillary clinton to run before she runs for president. and the head of the rmc takes a stand. demanding nbc and cnn drop their clinton projects. how will this fall in? >>> oprah speaks out about the trayvon martin shooting. did her words help or hurt racial tensions? democrats have become the targets of late night jokes. >> yesterday was the president's birthday. he didn't let work get in the way of having a good time. take a look at this speech. >> you will interact with americans from all walks of life because -- our citizens can lear
. >> president obama makes a post-prime time appearance. commenting on key issues and terror threats facing our nation. was this the right venue to make news? "the washington post" gets bought by amazon billionaire jeff bazzos. how did the media react to the news? what will this mean for the future of the newspaper business? >> you have the republican chairman -- i would say understandably miffed about these hillary clinton film. >> even some folks at nbc against the...
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she later apologized but one of the earliest obama supporters in the obama/clinton rivalry. she's now clearly one of the leading democratic senators, leaders nationally spearheading this today. >> absolutely. she was sort of the face, the draw for this emily's list event in des moines. who knew we would be in des moines at this point in 2013. here it is starting again. i spoke to mccaskill after the event and we talked about president obama and the fact that she had endorsed him in 2008 because the argument she's making now is that this glass ceiling really needs to be broken. we need to be able to say madame president, whether it's just to make sure we have examples for daughters to see somebody in the oval office now arguing this is the moment for a woman president even though for now at this point it will be eight years ago that wasn't the right time. >> do you realize that two years from now we're going to be in ames for the straw poll? two years from now. >> i can't decide if that's exciting or stressful. >> it's stressful. trust me on that. let's talk about the rest of
she later apologized but one of the earliest obama supporters in the obama/clinton rivalry. she's now clearly one of the leading democratic senators, leaders nationally spearheading this today. >> absolutely. she was sort of the face, the draw for this emily's list event in des moines. who knew we would be in des moines at this point in 2013. here it is starting again. i spoke to mccaskill after the event and we talked about president obama and the fact that she had endorsed him in 2008...
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but the reality is obama care is here to stay. there's not a plausible path offered by senator leigh, senator cruz to repeal obama care with the tactics they're proposing. you listen to ted cruz speak on this, it's like signing up for pickett's charge the day after they did the first one. this will be a political disaster for republicans. and when you see the party and interest groups, the ones that are funding the ads against lindsey graham, doing that on an issue we all agree on, that's just a sign of problems in the party. no doubt about it. >> what do you make of the difference between senator cruz and senator rand paul over this? rand paul taking obviously the more mature view of the situation. >> well, look, i think rand paul's coming to the conclusion that you have to be able to articulate a pragmatic worldview to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate. he can't run in the exact same space that his father ran in and possibly hope to be the republican nominee. let alone win actual primary contests. so i think you're
but the reality is obama care is here to stay. there's not a plausible path offered by senator leigh, senator cruz to repeal obama care with the tactics they're proposing. you listen to ted cruz speak on this, it's like signing up for pickett's charge the day after they did the first one. this will be a political disaster for republicans. and when you see the party and interest groups, the ones that are funding the ads against lindsey graham, doing that on an issue we all agree on, that's just...
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and wanted obama care pushed through realize later they didn't want actual obama care. it is ultimate hypocrisy. >> haven't said to the unions what they're going to do. that remains a big mystery. what are they going to tell unions or tell democrats to tell the unions. >> brian? >> senator grassley deserves credit, he knew when he passed it, they had to put one thing in, be part of obama care. the main difference, the government was contributing 75%. that's unbelievable. >> they get 75%. it is incredible. somebody that's not an employee and pay as an individual, yeah. it rubs me the wrong way. to say they don't have to be part of obama care at all is not accurate. >> i could not get health insurance in maryland because i had open-heart surgery. they were the first ones to implement obama care. i now pay $400 a month and get it. >> doesn't it look bad. >> you only pay $400 a month. >> i do. look at my health insurance bills. >> $20,000 deductible. >> $3600 deductible. >> that's a good deal. >> poor bob. >> they carve them out, said legislative aides weren't federal emplo
and wanted obama care pushed through realize later they didn't want actual obama care. it is ultimate hypocrisy. >> haven't said to the unions what they're going to do. that remains a big mystery. what are they going to tell unions or tell democrats to tell the unions. >> brian? >> senator grassley deserves credit, he knew when he passed it, they had to put one thing in, be part of obama care. the main difference, the government was contributing 75%. that's unbelievable....
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. >> john: john boehner and president obama agree on something. the only other things they've ever agreed on were, one, estimation you need a good cry. two, michael keaton is is a best batman and three, brazil nuts are nothing more than packing material for all the other nuts in the mix. so they got a four. nothing shows though just how weird these coalitions have become than the fact that the president also ended up on the same side as this person. >> the federal government is taking in the content of american phone calls. it's not true. it's not happening. we need to deal in facts. let's deal in reality, not in false narratives. >> john: yes, yes. wait, wait. you're jumping ahead. you heard kroactly. michelle bachman just argued what we shouldn't deal in false narratives. for example, the false narrative that says michelle bachman doesn't deal in false narratives. >> the president of the united states will be taking a trip over to india that is is expected to cost the tax payer dlz 200 million a day. her little daughter took that vaccine, that i
. >> john: john boehner and president obama agree on something. the only other things they've ever agreed on were, one, estimation you need a good cry. two, michael keaton is is a best batman and three, brazil nuts are nothing more than packing material for all the other nuts in the mix. so they got a four. nothing shows though just how weird these coalitions have become than the fact that the president also ended up on the same side as this person. >> the federal government is...
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all that's left for president obama to sign that legislation into law. the ats officially has a new director. the senate confirmed byron todd jones. jones is the agency's first permanent director in seven years. embattled syrian president bashar ashaud opened an instagram account. the photos show him working at his desk meeting women and children and looking like a great by. and o.j. simpson was granted parole on some of the charges from his 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery convictions. simpson will stay in prison for as long as four more years on other charges. a parole hearing on those charges won't come until next spring. >>> now the first look at business. good morning. >> good morning. futures are higher after the fed offered no clues when it will cut back stimulus programs. investors show a surprise uptick in china's sector next week. apple's asian suppliers are reportedly gearing up for mass production of a new ipad mini this fall. the wall street journal said a new tablet has higher resolution retina display and use screens from samsung. and jul
all that's left for president obama to sign that legislation into law. the ats officially has a new director. the senate confirmed byron todd jones. jones is the agency's first permanent director in seven years. embattled syrian president bashar ashaud opened an instagram account. the photos show him working at his desk meeting women and children and looking like a great by. and o.j. simpson was granted parole on some of the charges from his 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery convictions....
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they didn't want to vote for president obama. but at least he went out and talked to him. >> obama should have been beaten. hillary's going to be tougher to beat. and the republicans have to do what's right. if they don't pick the right person, and i mean the right person, perfect. it's got to be the perfect person. they are going to get drubbed in the 2016 election. >> hillary clinton has not held any events in iowa this year but hawkeye state shadow campaign kicked off on friday at a forum hosted by emily's list. >> getting everyone excited now about what i hope will be that moment in 2017 when we all get to say, madam president, to hillary rodham clinton. >> nbc news senior political editor mark murray is here with this morning's first read. we included ted cruz's data in there for his headline making comments this weekend in iowa. the vice president biden, give us a sense of the significance of this steak fry appearance. do the clintons, you know, have to make a move given what happened to the clinton campaign in iowa the las
they didn't want to vote for president obama. but at least he went out and talked to him. >> obama should have been beaten. hillary's going to be tougher to beat. and the republicans have to do what's right. if they don't pick the right person, and i mean the right person, perfect. it's got to be the perfect person. they are going to get drubbed in the 2016 election. >> hillary clinton has not held any events in iowa this year but hawkeye state shadow campaign kicked off on friday...
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president obama, 48%. during one of the sessions the question about the next fed chairman bubbled up. according to reports, the democratic president walked up to the microphone saying larry summers, bad choice. they were told not to believe everything they read in the huffington post. the president added summers was the rock of guibraltar. the white house is making it clear that witch scandals, things being cooked up by critics while discussion the second term agenda, president obama alluded to phony scandals calling them a parade of expressions. jay carney signaled two in particular that congressional leaders tried to use to score points. >> as time has passed, more facts have become known, whether it's about the attacks in benghazi and talking points, or revelations about conduct at the irs. attempts to turn this into a scandal have failed. >> so, for the first time in seven years, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms finally has a permanent director. president obama's nominee byron todd jones was
president obama, 48%. during one of the sessions the question about the next fed chairman bubbled up. according to reports, the democratic president walked up to the microphone saying larry summers, bad choice. they were told not to believe everything they read in the huffington post. the president added summers was the rock of guibraltar. the white house is making it clear that witch scandals, things being cooked up by critics while discussion the second term agenda, president obama alluded to...
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andy, damon soured on obama back in 2011. do you applaud him for speaking his mind now when you know there's no chance for re-election? >> here's my problem, harry reid came out on friday -- >> he's gay? >> yes. but in addition to that, he also said that -- he said something about he hopes the tea party's opposition to obama isn't because he's black. >> he did not. >> he did. i feel kind of the same way for matt damon. i'm worried that he's disappointed in obama because he's black. he questions the legality. really? he's doing illegal stuff because he's black? >> he was talking about. >> when that gets translated being married into a russian, that would be translated into putin is a little sulky boy. he'll say this is it, this is it and things will happen. >> he'll press the red button? >> it's all about the translation of things. and the translation from russian to english is never smooth at all. >> i could go on for hours. by the way, you know, damon has no proof of the effectiveness of his beliefs. so he abandons obama, bu
andy, damon soured on obama back in 2011. do you applaud him for speaking his mind now when you know there's no chance for re-election? >> here's my problem, harry reid came out on friday -- >> he's gay? >> yes. but in addition to that, he also said that -- he said something about he hopes the tea party's opposition to obama isn't because he's black. >> he did not. >> he did. i feel kind of the same way for matt damon. i'm worried that he's disappointed in obama...
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. >>> a newly revealed delay in obama care, another full year until the government limits out of pocket costs for health coverage a report in the "new york times" explains how federal officials have delayed a provision in the law to cap the amount for co-payments. under the new changes that won't go into effect until 2015. patient advocate groups said that the delay will have a significant impact as some insurers will be allowed to set higher costs throughout the next year >>> cory booker took a major step toward becoming new jersey's next senator. with booshg won a clear majority. >> they say that i -- that say that we are being naive. to them i say, have you ever met us? do you know where i have been working for the last 17 years? do you know that -- do you know that this is newark, new jersey? and we don't do naive. >> booker now faces steve lonegan. and gearing up for the october special election. >> mayor cory booker has been elected. he's been anointed by hollywood. the hollywood elite have been descended from their penthouse apartments from the heights of the hollywood hills to c
. >>> a newly revealed delay in obama care, another full year until the government limits out of pocket costs for health coverage a report in the "new york times" explains how federal officials have delayed a provision in the law to cap the amount for co-payments. under the new changes that won't go into effect until 2015. patient advocate groups said that the delay will have a significant impact as some insurers will be allowed to set higher costs throughout the next year...
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>>>s president obama hits the road for jobs. congress heads home and the right wing, they're still clueless. >> this foreign born -- >> that nut case was more powerful in that room than the members of congress. >> young black americans are the most violent group in this country by far. >> their deep injustices we must address. >> racism in america. for it to be so blat abbott. >> that's right. jay-z, america is blatantly racist. that's why you're a multimillionaire. >> policy wise, zilch, zero, nada. >> i don't want to go through the same old arguments where i propose an idea and the republicans say no because it is my idea. 40 meaningless votes to repeal obamacare is not a jobs plan. >> who do you want to die in america with breast cancer? >> it is an aimless congress. >> the country is hanging by a thread here. >> we begin with a look at the ongoing right wing vitriol that has been spewed in what should be an opportunity for a sincere conversation about racism in america. the three top agents of intolerance, bill o'reilly, sea
>>>s president obama hits the road for jobs. congress heads home and the right wing, they're still clueless. >> this foreign born -- >> that nut case was more powerful in that room than the members of congress. >> young black americans are the most violent group in this country by far. >> their deep injustices we must address. >> racism in america. for it to be so blat abbott. >> that's right. jay-z, america is blatantly racist. that's why you're a...
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polititions at the state level are increasingly frustrated with what they say is an over-reach by the obama administration. >> we know what is best for us here in kentucky, and we don't want to be dictated to by washington, d.c. >> for kentucky state senator damen thayer, the feds have gone too far. >> the left wing liberals in washington, d.c. think they know what's best. they hut guns. they hade haight law-abiding citizens who want to buy guns, and we fear that there will be federal gun laws that actually take away what we believe is our second amendment right to keep and bear arms. >> other than that premise being completely false, what message did you send to d.c.? the senate passed a bill that would have nullified any new federal gun law passed after january 1. >> he's talking about nullification. an age-old legislative tactic where states pass specific laws exempting themselves from federal laws. it's a flawless political technique that dozens of embracing, despite fact the supreme court made nullification laws illegal on several occasions, but that is not the point. >> barack obama l
polititions at the state level are increasingly frustrated with what they say is an over-reach by the obama administration. >> we know what is best for us here in kentucky, and we don't want to be dictated to by washington, d.c. >> for kentucky state senator damen thayer, the feds have gone too far. >> the left wing liberals in washington, d.c. think they know what's best. they hut guns. they hade haight law-abiding citizens who want to buy guns, and we fear that there will be...
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. >>> plus is president obama ready to rid the nation of fanny and freddie. >>> oprah is striking. >>> and surprising new stats on pot smokers. plus the biggest party schools in america. >>> we begin with breaking news out of yemen. the u.s. state department is urging all u.s. citizens there to leave immediately due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks. it also ordered not emergency government staff to leave as well. the security area, the threat there is considered extremely high and tensions are already elevate elevated with 19 u.s. embassies closed through saturday. sources tell nbc news intercepted communications prommed those closures. sources say two of al qaeda's top leaders, quote, wanted to do something big this past sunday during ramadan. those leaders are said to be al qaeda's chief and his deputy in yemen. communication did not reveal a specific target or method and sources say the most likely targeted country was thought to be yemen. >>> developing overnight, a shooting in pennsylvania leaves three people dead and cull nats with two people tackling the gun. ma
. >>> plus is president obama ready to rid the nation of fanny and freddie. >>> oprah is striking. >>> and surprising new stats on pot smokers. plus the biggest party schools in america. >>> we begin with breaking news out of yemen. the u.s. state department is urging all u.s. citizens there to leave immediately due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks. it also ordered not emergency government staff to leave as well. the security area, the threat...
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that obama doesn't want to explore. that suddenly makes this issue a scandal. >> jon: you are no supporter of what the white house does. they seem to suggest that the irs targeting conservative groups was not a scandal, benghazi was not a scandal. is he right? >> he did his interview, first interview with the "new york times" in three years. i'm talking about the president. he would not have done it if this was not beginning to affect his base. some of these quote, unquote, phony scandals. you have people like from the new republic talking about larry summers and what is going on with that. i am telling you this is beginning to affect the base and that is a problem. >> jon: a piece of tape on the doorway to democratic headquarters might have been considered a phony scandal back in the day. nobody died in watergate. four people died in benghazi. that is line we've heard. cnn justify is a turning point. it woke the scandal back up again. it put back the focus there have been no arrests in that attack. for viewers who don'
that obama doesn't want to explore. that suddenly makes this issue a scandal. >> jon: you are no supporter of what the white house does. they seem to suggest that the irs targeting conservative groups was not a scandal, benghazi was not a scandal. is he right? >> he did his interview, first interview with the "new york times" in three years. i'm talking about the president. he would not have done it if this was not beginning to affect his base. some of these quote,...
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it picks up on people's suspicions of obama who don't like him, fears of the irs, beliefs that obama practices so sort of, quote, chicago-stale politics. tl there are lots of threads out there that this narrative swept up and capitalized on. we should say, steve, in defense of your initial reporting there may still be important things to find out here. at least as a policy question, how to regulate these tax-exempt groups is a very difficult problem, and it may be true that the conservative groups were subject to disproportionate scrutiny, but that's not what the original reports were suggesting, they were saying ex-clue shivly directed at conservatives. that's not been supported. >> i was wondering if you looked at any sort of public opinion or any sort of indication of what impression the public was actually left with. certainly it would seem from your study that because the coverage was most intense when people were thinking that there was a scandal and then it sort of dropped off, that people were left with the impression that there was a scandal, but do you know, have you looked
it picks up on people's suspicions of obama who don't like him, fears of the irs, beliefs that obama practices so sort of, quote, chicago-stale politics. tl there are lots of threads out there that this narrative swept up and capitalized on. we should say, steve, in defense of your initial reporting there may still be important things to find out here. at least as a policy question, how to regulate these tax-exempt groups is a very difficult problem, and it may be true that the conservative...
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like the loyal democrat he s he's taking orders from the obama campaign on how to run his daughter's campaign. they told him to make a pitch on the internet for the women's vote and he sent a check to anthony weiner! >> if senator mcconnell had his way, his version of kentucky health care for our seniors, grandmother would be to walk it off. let's just tell it like it is, if the doctors told senator mcconnell that he had a kidney stone, he'd refuse to pass it! [ cheers and applause ] >> a heck of a race. pretty disturbing story to tell you about. a driver in los angeles being held by police accused of driving into a crowded boardwalk killing one person, injuring 11 more. i want to warn you this is kind of upsetting. so look away if you don't want to see it. the first angle shows the driver getting in karnd taking off fast. the second angle at the top of your screen shows the car from restaurant. the car comes careening off the top of your screen and right into a crowd of people. nathan campbell turned himself in about an hour after the crash. this is where it gets even more difficult
like the loyal democrat he s he's taking orders from the obama campaign on how to run his daughter's campaign. they told him to make a pitch on the internet for the women's vote and he sent a check to anthony weiner! >> if senator mcconnell had his way, his version of kentucky health care for our seniors, grandmother would be to walk it off. let's just tell it like it is, if the doctors told senator mcconnell that he had a kidney stone, he'd refuse to pass it! [ cheers and applause ]...
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this is where president obama was four years ago talking about the housing crisis. now he goes back to phoenix. they are having a baste bounceback, but they still have a long way to go. today there, the president is expected to talk about borrowing and refinancing, saving middle class families $3,000 a year. he'll pitch the idea, putting a lot more private money behind mortgages. so the government is not so much at risk so we don't see collapses like fannie mae and freddie mac. and this is key, in arizona, he's going to be talking about the link to immigration. suggesting that with 40% of new homeowners as immigrants, fixing immigration could fix the housing problem as well. >> looking at housing for us. tracie potts, thank you. >>> alex rodriguez may have avoided a lifetime ban, but the mlb's 211-game suspension has put the player's future in jeopardy. on monday, major league baseball suspended 13 players linked to the biogenesis performance enhancing drug investigation. the league made an example out of a-rod, sidelining him until the 2015 season. rodriguez's his
this is where president obama was four years ago talking about the housing crisis. now he goes back to phoenix. they are having a baste bounceback, but they still have a long way to go. today there, the president is expected to talk about borrowing and refinancing, saving middle class families $3,000 a year. he'll pitch the idea, putting a lot more private money behind mortgages. so the government is not so much at risk so we don't see collapses like fannie mae and freddie mac. and this is key,...
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what did president obama call for yesterday. he said more taxes and infrastructure bank to build more roads and bridges. what does he thinks happens after the bridge is built? how many people are on the bridge after it is built working on the bridge? that is the point of the pipeline! his economic argument makes no sense. >> and the bridge brings people from here to here to maybe open business. >> there are thousands of bridges falling down in america. >> the point is -- >> he said the pipeline is asking for no taxpayer dollars to build something to help america's energy independence, create jobs, allow the states to have more money to spend on education. >> i stand by my position. they will approve the pipeline. >> no way. >> like the profitable jobs at solyndra, has to be a green job or there's no job. >> do you think these guys go on the streets do a pretty good job, those are real jobs, right? >> they're not there forever. >> and there are six guys holding a sign saying stop. >> i see. >> in other words, that makes it not a
what did president obama call for yesterday. he said more taxes and infrastructure bank to build more roads and bridges. what does he thinks happens after the bridge is built? how many people are on the bridge after it is built working on the bridge? that is the point of the pipeline! his economic argument makes no sense. >> and the bridge brings people from here to here to maybe open business. >> there are thousands of bridges falling down in america. >> the point is --...